1. Describing the Data Center Network Architectures
2. Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and Cisco NX-OS Software
3. Describing Layer 3 First-Hop Redundancy
4. Describing Cisco FEX
5. Describing Port Channels and vPCs
6. Describing Switch Virtualization
7. Describing Machine Virtualization
8. Describing Network Virtualization
9. Introducing Basic Data Center Storage Concepts
10. Describing Fibre Channel Communication Between the Initiator Server and the Target Storage
11. Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses
12. Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV
13. Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements
14. Describing FCoE
15. Describing Cisco UCS Components
16. Describing Cisco UCS Manager
17. Using APIs
18. Automating the Data Center
19. Describing Cisco ACI
20. Describing Cloud Computing
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Cisco DCFNDU, or Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations, is foundational data center training covering networking, virtualization, storage area networking, unified computing, Cisco Nexus, Cisco UCS, Cisco ACI, automation, APIs, and cloud computing.
The instructor-led and virtual instructor-led versions of DCFNDU are designed as a 5-day training course with hands-on lab practice.
Yes. The course includes hands-on practice involving Cisco NX-OS, HSRP, vPC, VRF, VMware ESXi and vCenter, Fibre Channel, zoning, FCoE, Cisco UCS, APIs, and Cisco ACI.
No. Cisco states that DCFNDU does not lead directly to a certification exam. It provides foundational knowledge that can support further Cisco professional-level data center training and exams.
The course is intended for professionals such as data center administrators, data center engineers, systems engineers, server administrators, network managers, Cisco integrators and partners, data center designers, technical solutions architects, and network architects.
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